1. To make room for
the term Bullet point,
Oxford Junior Dictionary
deleted Kingfisher.
Otter, Newt and Acorn have
been replaced by Block graph,
Cut and paste and Celebrity,
and dozens of other nature words
have vanished too. Dictionaries
reflect the words we use.And many
children aren’t talking about
wildlife anymore. The Wildlife
Trusts are determined to put
the wild back into childhood.
Inspire a child at wildlifetrusts.org/
EveryChildWild

2. To find space for
the term MP3 player,
Oxford Junior Dictionary
took out Minnow.
Kingfisher, Adder and Conker
have been replaced by Attachment,
Voicemail and Blog, and dozens
of other nature words have
vanished too. Dictionaries reflect
the words we use. And many
children aren’t talking about
wildlife anymore. The Wildlife
Trusts are determined to put
the wild back into childhood.
Inspire a child at wildlifetrusts.org/
EveryChildWild

3. When Oxford Junior
Dictionary put
the word Database in,
Adder was out.
Magpie, Otter and Acorn have
been replaced by Broadband,
Chatroom and Bungee jumping,
and dozens of other nature words
have vanished too. Dictionaries
reflect the words we use.And many
children aren’t talking about
wildlife anymore.The Wildlife
Trusts are determined to put
the wild back into childhood.
Inspire a child at wildlifetrusts.org/
EveryChildWild

4. To squeeze in
the term Block graph,
Oxford Junior Dictionary
squeezed out Newt.
Heron, Minnow and Acorn have
been replaced by Bullet point,
Database and Analogue, and
dozens of other nature words
have vanished too. Dictionaries
reflect the words we use.And many
children aren’t talking about
wildlife anymore.The Wildlife
Trusts are determined to put
the wild back into childhood.
Inspire a child at wildlifetrusts.org/
EveryChildWild